seek

to try to get or find out by asking or searching: to seek the answer to a question

to request; ask for

to bend one's efforts toward; aim at; pursue: seeking perfection

to try; attempt: used with an infinitive: to seek to please someone

Archaic to explore

Origin of seek

Middle English seken ; from Old English secan, akin to Old Saxon sōkian, German suchen, Old Norse sœkja ; from Indo-European base an unverified form sāg-, to track down, trace from source Classical Latin sagire, to scent out, perceive